Thursday, September 22, 2011
Being Flown in a Private Plane to do a Façade Restoration
Not an everyday occurrence but the customer needed the paint removed from the store front in time for “Doors Open” in Wiarton for the circa 1890 historic Lloyds building http://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_39_1.html and so it was off into the wild blue yonder for Absolute Blast. The paint covered pillars were cleaned off under HFRG guidelines http://hfrg.ca and once re-pointed and sealed will stand another century.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Wooden Ceiling Restoration in Dundas Valley School of Art
Located in a former Victorian circa 1836 factory the Dundas Valley School of Art, http://www.dvsa.ca the school is famous for its cultural importance to the area. One of the main features of its past is the exposed roof system of the top floor with all its corbels, brackets and beams. Cleaned by Absolute Blast so as to not destroy the patina of the wood but to bring it back to its original look, care had to be taken not only in the execution of the work but there were all new windows in place and other work ongoing through out the building.
Architects Garwood –Jones & Hanham http://www.gjharch.o … ty/dvsa/com_dvsa.asp were very pleased with the outcome http://hamilton.open … itectural-challenges.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Blasting and Painting Acid Tank
Restoring this acid tank for Benson Chemicals, http://www.bensonchemicals.ca/ at the Maple Mfg plant in Smithville Ont. was mostly a race against the weather. Hot dry days are needed when applying epoxy paint never mind blasting to a good finish for the application to adhere. Sherman Williams two part epoxy was the preferred finish which made the time sensitive job so much easier and quicker for the crew. The location was not suited to a spray finish and the unit and its bases had to be hand done and in quick order as the sudden spring heat wave meant the epoxy hardened up fast. Completed on time and on budget the tank is now back in the factory and being installed in the new assembly line.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Pipe Blasting For Food Grade Auger Assembly
A 24 foot long by 24 inch wide stainless steel pipe complete with its auger and accessories was blasted with walnut and glass bead to bring it up to specifications for its re-installation. So large that our crew could even crawl into it this job stands out for its shear size and that it was owned by one of our suppliers. The interior of the pipe was spin blasted to a fine polish. Pictures of the job and pictures of it back up and running gives a scope of the work.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Custom Flag Pole Insurance Claim
Asked to replicate this damaged flag pole which was a victim of a vehicle impact and now an insurance claim we realized that we had to custom match the adjacent poles on the property. Custom fabrication and the installation was a nice change from the usual work for our crew.
The closeness of the motel pool was another consideration to be dealt with. Tarping the deck etc to prevent any debris being left there as a hazard to bare feet etc was standard procedure for Absolute Blast as we do do a lot of insurance work and deal with the logistics of protecting private property etc. whilst working.
With a new base made to ministry guidelines and it’s flag once more flying proudly this pole will hopefully never be hit and stand for years to come.
